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The nominations for the 90th Annual Academy Awards were released last week and met with mixed reactions. Some were ecstatic, others were disappointed, but how many were surprised? The Academy has been attempting to present itself in a new light in the years since a slew of all-white nominees was presented in the Best Actor category at the 2015 ceremony. Despite the #OscarsSoWhite movement that followed, the same thing happened the next year, sending organizers into a furor that found them completely revamping the membership list in the hopes of getting more diversified nominations. Although the 89th ceremony saw some changes in terms of the voting body, it seemed more like a desperate attempt to show change rather than a legitimate attempt to actually change. Now, in the age of #MeToo, this year’s nominees also fell shy of expectations. Continue reading →

Sundance 2017 proved a huge success yet again. This year a number of impressive entries from a broad array of categories caught our attention, including Wind River, The Discovery, I Am Not Your Negro, Mudbound, and the outlandish comedy Wilson with Woody Harrelson and Laura Dern. Now that the celebration is over and everyone in Hollywood is looking forward to the Oscars at the end of the month, here are a few more mentionable entries you should look for in theaters in the coming months. Continue reading →

Writer/director Kevin Smith (Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Tusk) seems to be making some solid progress on his announced upcoming sequel to Mallrats. Smith tweeted on May 11th that he has completed a 113-page draft for Mallbrats (the new title for the project) and will be dedicating it to original Mallrats producer Jim Jacks (Raising Arizona, The Mummy), who passed away just last year. Production on Clerks 3 has also been pushed back while the Mallbrats crew works on the set-production in the currently empty mall that will be used for filming. Returning for the new movie are original actors Jeremy London (Breaking Free, Levitation), Claire Forlani (The Rock, Meet Joe Black), Ethan Suplee (My Name is Earl, The Wolf of Wall Street), Joey Lauren Adams (Dazed and Confused, Big Daddy), Brian O’Halloran (Clerks, Dogma), Sven-Ole Thorsen (Lethal Weapon, Gladiator), Renee Humphrey (French Kiss, The Sex Monster), as well as Smith’s long time collaborator, actor/producer Scott Mosier (Chasing Amy, Good Will Hunting). Thus far there is no news as to whether or not Jason Lee (Almost Famous, Dreamcatcher) or Ben Affleck (Argo, Gone Girl) will return to reprise their roles, but we’ll keep you posted. Stay tuned!

Taking a break from his writing and directing responsibilities, Quentin Tarantino has announced that he will be be taking over programming for the New Beverly Cinema in Los Angeles. Tarantino already owns the theater, but until now the programming has been the responsibility of Michael Torgan, the son of theater founder Sherman Torgan. The New Beverly is famous for its reputation of playing original prints of old films in a double-feature format. Tarantino stated that he intends to maintain the tradition of the theater, playing only 35 millimeter films from his own personal collection (that includes Sergio Leone’s “Man-With-No-Name” trilogy with Clint Eastwood), but the filmmaker will also feature his own classic films like Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Death Proof, Inglorious Bastards, and Django Unchained. Tarantino is still preparing to begin filming his upcoming western The Crazy Eight after the original script he had written was leaked on the internet when he provided several copies of it to friends in the business for feedback, but for the next few months he will be focused on his own personal vision for the theater’s schedule. If you are a resident of Los Angeles you should definitely check it out.

Minneapolis spitter Sean Anonymous will be holding his birthday party at First Avenue tonight. The event’s lineup is STACKED with artists like Toki Wright, Dem Atlas, Dream Crusher, Big Cats & DJ Name all providing sounds. Tickets are only $10 in advance ($12 at the door), and the event is 18+; this should definitely be a good time so make sure to come out. Click the link below to cop your tickets and stay tuned for that 7 inch.

Sean Anonymous took to Twitter earlier to release a cool live performance video of “Cold Shoulder”. The track features Lizzo as well as the live performance and Dan Huiting does a pretty dope job with the lense. Peep the video above and get pumped for “Make Some Noise” this weekend at First Ave, click the link below if you haven’t gotten tickets yet.

Minneapolis’ own Sean Anonymous released a pretty dope record from off of his upcoming project, which will be released on 7″ vinyl. Collaborating with DJ Name (on the entire project) and enlisting Lizzo for the track, Sean definitely knows what the people want. Keep an eye out for more as the Make Some Noise Release Show draws closer.